Sale 1011 — United States Stamps & Postal History, Foreign
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 21-24 June, 2011
Category — 5c-12c 1851-56 Issue (Scott 12-17)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1474
5c Red Brown (12). Bright shade, large margins, tied by horizontal strip of three of 10c Green, Ty. III (15), large margins to in, tied by "Milwaukee Wis. Jun. 12" circular datestamp on slightly reduced blue 1856 folded letter to Marburg, Germany, red "New York Br. Pkt. Paid 7 Jun. 16" credit datestamp, red framed "Aachen 30/6 Franco" transit datestamp, scissors-cut between right stamps in strip, few flaws incl. scotch tape mends inside, appears Fine, unusual use, the Prussian Closed Mail rate was only 30c, but the sender in Wisconsin might have been confused about how much to prepay, ex Gibson and Mayer, with 1982 P.F. certificate
E. 1,500-2,000
950